Fischer has now renounced US citizenship
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Apologies to those who already know, but Fischer's closing words in this
letter are a reference to words used in Martin Luther King's famous
'I have a dream' speech in 1963.
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August 07, 2004
"Enough is enough." Fischer renounces US nationality
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Here goes: I am Robert James Fischer. I am a U.S. citizen. I was born
on March 9, 1943 in Chicago. Ill. U.S.A. My U.S. passport no. is or
was Z7792702. It was issued at the U.S. Embassy in Bern, Switzerland.
The issue date is January 24, 1997 and the expiry date is January 23, 2007.
I Robert James Fischer do hereby irrevocably and permanently renounce my
U.S. citizenship and all the supposed rights and privileges of United States
citizenship. I will do my very best to get this letter hand delivered to you
at the Tokyo U.S. Embassy today.
Free at last, free at last, thank God almighty I am free at last.
Sincerely,
Robert James Fischer
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It seems to me that Martin Luther King and Bobby Fischer were using
the same words in quite different contexts.
--Nick
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